Gontarov Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gontarov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontarov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Russia41:36,030,764577,589

Gontarov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gontarov Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gontarov (Russian: Гонтаров) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontarov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Gontarov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gontarov live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,187,632. In Belarus Gontarov is most prevalent in: Gomel Region, where 75 percent live, Minsk, where 13 percent live and Mogilev Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Belarus this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gontarov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontarov in the Russian language
Гонтаровgontarov-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gontarov
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